A Handbook on Total Liberationist Veganism and a Shared Reality 

by John Tallent

As an African vegan I have often felt alienated from the mainstream vegan movement. Like the rest of society, the vegan movement is plagued with issues and dominated by people who live privileged lives and perpetuate simplistic ideas of the world and harmful stereotypes about other people. But despite this, I am a proud vegan who believes animal rights are central to achieving a just and equal world. 

This work does an excellent job at threading together social justice issues that are relevant to the animal rights movement and providing compelling arguments on why animal rights should be taken seriously by everyone. John successfully dispels myths around veganism and challenges arguments used to undermine the quest for total liberation. It’s highly readable – anyone that considers themselves left-leaning but doesn’t know a lot about veganism – should defiantly read this book. 

Title: John Tallent

Author: How to Unite the Left on Animals: A Handbook on Total Liberationist Veganism and a Shared Reality

ISBN: 978-1088094938

Publisher: John Tallent

“Since becoming vegan, I’ve seen the hesitance and outright resistance to veganism and non-human animal liberation by most of the radical Left. They often engage in the same anti-science and illogical arguments that conservatives do about veganism..”

Interview with Crip HumAnimal

John Tallent is an American total liberation advocate, activist, and writer. He set up the successful “Veganarchist Memes” Facebook page and promotes the end of single-issue veganism. All of his social media handles are available in the Crip HumAnimal interview posted above.

Abdourahamane Ly, guest curator for Veganuary at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, has been vegan for the past seven years now. He is extremely passionate about animal rights and encouraging more humans, especially Africans, to go vegan. He was born in Guinea in West Africa but spent the last 13 years in China. He is currently in Rwanda spreading the vegan message. You can follow him on Instagram at @fulanivegan and X at @fulanivegan.